Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Attributed to the Phiale Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 156

Obverse, Poseidon pursuing Amymone

Poseidon, the brother of Zeus and Hades, was the god of the sea. He also created fresh water springs; and the great springs at Lerna in the southern Peloponnesos gushed forth as a result of his pursuit of Amymone, the daughter of the king of Argos.

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Phiale Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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